Side Sea Temperature

Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Side is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Side and nearby locations.

Water temperature in Side right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Side, Turkey on 19th April 2024.

18.96° C

(66.13° F)

  • yesterday: 19.04° C (66.28° F)
  • a week ago: 19.45° C (67.01° F)

At this temperature, water will feel cold compared to a swimming pool, but with a bit of experience and practice most people will find the water relatively comfortable to swim in.

The average sea temperature for Side on April 19th over the last 10 years is 18.66° C (65.58° F), with a low temperature of 17.42° C (63.36° F) and a high of 20.73° C (69.31° F).

Analysis and forecast for Side water temperatures

The water temperature in Side today is higher than the average temperature of 18.66° C (65.58° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 19th April 2023, was 18.9° C (66.02° F).

The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Side over the last 30 days:

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
April 19 18.96° C 66.13° F
April 18 19.04° C 66.28° F
April 17 20.1° C 68.18° F
April 16 20.23° C 68.41° F
April 15 20.13° C 68.23° F
April 14 19.94° C 67.89° F
April 13 19.83° C 67.69° F
April 12 19.45° C 67.01° F
April 11 19.43° C 66.97° F
April 10 19.14° C 66.45° F
April 9 19.19° C 66.54° F
April 8 19.44° C 66.99° F
April 7 19.63° C 67.33° F
April 6 19.78° C 67.6° F
April 5 19.72° C 67.5° F
April 4 19.54° C 67.17° F
April 3 19.87° C 67.77° F
April 2 19.94° C 67.89° F
April 1 19.92° C 67.86° F
March 31 19.85° C 67.73° F
March 30 19.45° C 67.01° F
March 29 18.69° C 65.64° F
March 28 18.32° C 64.98° F
March 27 18.25° C 64.85° F
March 26 18.32° C 64.98° F
March 25 18.38° C 65.08° F
March 24 18.45° C 65.21° F
March 23 18.48° C 65.26° F
March 22 18.59° C 65.46° F
March 21 18.63° C 65.53° F
March 20 18.68° C 65.62° F

The actual nearshore temperatures may vary by several degrees and this can also be heavily affected by weather. Strong winds can cause cold, deep waters to replace the surface waters that had been warmed by the sun, and heavy rain can also reduce the temperature of the sea surface temperature as well.

Water temperature in Side by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Side.

For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Side changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.

Side map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Side

The highest temperature in Turkey today is 18.45° C (65.22° F) in Tomuk. The lowest is in Skdar, where the temperature of the water is 5.1° C (41.19° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Side?

The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Side because they want to understand and learn how the ocean communicates with the atomosphere of Earth.

SST is one measure that provides information on the global climate, and it can be used to predict the weather in Side as well as atmospheric model simulations and to study marine ecosystems in the area.

Data source and citation

Raw data for the calculations made to find the sea surface temperature in Side comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their 1/4° daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature.

The water temperature data is constructed by combining observations from different platforms (satellites, ships, buoys, and Argo floats) on a regular global grid. A spatially complete sea surface temperature map is then built by interpolating to fill in gaps in the data.

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